Coat-hanger



1,342, 1 66. Patented June 1, 1920.

J. J. GOTTSCHALK.

COAT HANGER. ,APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1-919.

3' amen/i02 John J (iofis aha/Zh- U ITEo STATES JOHN J. GOTTSCI-IALK, 0F TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

COAT-HANGER.

Application filed June 23,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OI-IN J. Go'rrsoHALK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Taunton in the county of Bristol and State of Mhssachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Coat-Hangers, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to coat hangers and like supporting devices.

In order that the principle of my invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of a coat having one of my hangers or suspending devices applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hanger or device secured in position;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, vertical section of the hanger or device shown in Fig. 2;

' Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof, but representing the strap supporting elements before they are bent into hook form;

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the construction shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the opposite face of the garment from that shown in Fig. 2' and representing the strap supporting elements after being bent into hook form.

My invention, while capable of a variety of uses, is particularly adapted as a coat strap or hanger, and for that purpose is adapted to be permanently secured upon the inside of the collar of a coat or overcoat.

It is a matter of general observation that the coat strap or hanger usually employed for this purpose is exceedingly apt to break or tear apart after a comparatively short use, so that thereafter the coat is always hung upon a hook secured to the wall or upon the usual metal or wooden coat hanger that has a length equalingv the width of the shoulders of the coat, so as to be inserted in the shoulders of the coat and be suspended in the well known manner.

My invention is intended to provide a coat hanger or supporting device that will last as long as the coat, but nevertheless in the event of unexpected damage to the hanger, it may be replaced.

In its preferred embodiment, my inven- Specifieation of Letters Patent. Patented J n 1, 192() 1919. Serial No. 305,994.

tion comprises a tape or band 1 that is endless, it being made preferably of some suitable woven or braided material and of relatively great strength.

By reason of the fact that it is endless, the band or tape may be moved longitudinally from time to time within or with relation to its supporting means so as to present fresh surfaces for wear both upon the hook or nail that receives the tape or band and at the points where the tape or band.

is connected to the coat.

While any suitable means may be provided to connect the tape or band 1 to the coat, I have herein for the purpose provided two metallic fasteners 2, 2 which are shown in their fiat form in Fig. 4 and in their bent or assembled form in Fig. 3.

In its preferred embodiment, each fastener 2 is provided with a head or cross member 3 and legs or members 4, 4, which are herein shown as prong like in form terminating in points 55 with rearwardly extending hooks 6, 6. Preferably and between the legs or members 4, 4 I provide shorter prongs 7, 7, which are here shown as terminating slightly in advance of the rearwardly extending hooks or points 6. It will be observed that the prongs 7 extend in substantial parallelism with the legs or members 4, 4, from the-inner ends of short members 8, 8, themselves inwardly extending from the side legs or members 4, 4, and at a point relatively close to the head 3 so as in effect to provide a transverse slot 10 to receive the tape or band 1. The prongs 7, 7 do not meet but are spaced apart as indicated so as to permit the ready removal or insertion of the tape or band 1 by turning the latter edgewise and passing it between the said prongs 7, 7 in such edgewise condition. Preferably also the edge of each prong 7, 7 is reversely inclined as indicated at 11, 12 to constitute guiding surfaces for the tape 1 as it is being placed in position or removed therefrom.

Aft'er the parts have been assembled as indicated in Fig. 4, the points 5, 5 and sub-- sequently, if they are provided, the points 7, 7, are passed through the cloth of the coat at the inside of the collar and are then bent into the form shown in Fig. 3.

The hooks 6, 6 wholly prevent the removal of the fasteners 2 from the cloth of the coat, otherwise than by tearing or cutting the ployed irrespective of the specific form of the other, but the said features cooperate with each other in the production of an efficient coat hanger or like device; that is to say, I may employ the endless tape or band l in connection with other types of fasteners 2, 2, and conversely I may employ the fasteners 2, 2 with a tape or band that is not endless, but is permanently or otherwise secured at its ends to the said fastener.

l/Vhen, however, the endless tape or band 1 is employed, it cooperates with the particularfasteners 2 shown, in several respects. The tape or band 1 being endless and not permanently attached to the fasteners 2 may be readily removed from the latter by being turned into edgewise position as already described for removal through the spaces 10. Furthermore the tape or band 1 being endless will be, as is obvious, of as long life as the coat provided it be shifted from time to time and be made of suitable material, and the fasteners 2, being permanently secured to the coat, cooperate with the tape or band 1 in providing a permanently secured hanger or fastening device that will last as long as the coat.

I have referred to the tape or band 1 as preferably braided or woven and as thus being of textile material. Obviously, however, it may be of any other suitable material, as, for example, a chain or the like that is preferably endless.

It will be observed that the fasteners 2 are secured'in position without the employment of thread or other extraneous means and that the tape or band 1' which in the claims I have generically designated as a loop, is permanently held by the fasteners'by and through the act of applying the fasteners to the coat. If, however, the loop should in any way be severed, I may obviously place a new loop in the fasteners without removing the fasteners, the loop being inserted as a single straight piece, the ends of which are secured together, as by sewing. This, however, is not the preferred use of the device.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and desrriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims 1. A coat hanger or like device comprising an endless loop and two fasteners therefor each having a relatively narrow transverse slot at one end into which the loop can be inserted and from which it can be removed only by turning the latter into edgewise position, said fasteners each having a rela,

tively broad part to engage and position the loop when flatwise, said broad parts facing each other when in loop-supportingv position.

2. A coat hanger or like device comprising an endless loop and two metallic fasteners therefor each having a closed, relatively broad end '3, which ends face each other in use and receive flatwise the said loop, said fasteners having each a plurality of clothpenetratmg points between which is a relatively narrow passage for the edgewise insertion of said loop and inwardly beyond which said loop can be positioned flatwise against said broad ends 3. I.

3. A coat hanger or like device comprising a broad, fiat strip and two fasteners therefor, each of said fasteners having a plurality of spaced impaling members adapted to penetrate the material of the coat and to lie flatwise against thesurface thereof opposite the said strip, said fasteners each having a closed, relatively broad lend against which the said strip bears flatwise, impaling members of each'fastener being separated by a relatively narrow opening 10, whereby the strip is prevented from flatwise removal 

